Improvement in coffin-receptacles



JAMESH. SHIELDS.

`lmprovenenr'in Coffin Receptales. NU.121,20.. y Patented Nov.21,1871..

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JAlVl'ES H. SHIELDS, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

IMPROVEMENT IN COFFlN-RCEPTACLES.

Speciiication forming part of Letters Patent No. 121,206, dated November 21, 1871.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMEs H. SHIELDs, or Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and in the State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coffin-Receptacle 5 and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying' drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon making a part of this specification.

Thenature of myinvention consists in a burialcase or cofIin-receptacle, made of cement and sand, the body of said case or receptacle being in one piece, and the lid in one piece.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view, and Fig. 2 a transverse vertical section of my burial-case.

A represents the body of the case or receptacle provided with an oiiset and ilange, a, along f the upper edge. B represents the lid for the same.

Each of these parts is made of one piece of cement and sand. ,The object ofthe combination of thesematerials is, first, economy in the use of cement, for from one to iive parts of sand to one part of cement may be used, according to its strength and capacity; and, second, because the two combined make a strong and durable bond, and in the lapse of time become completely stone. The cement and sand, thoroughly mixed, being moistened with water, is placed in properly made and shaped molds, and pressed or rammed to compress the particles into a dense body of the shape desired. The cover B is arched, fitting closely, resting or bearing directly upon the edge of the side of the case, the iiange a preventing it from being slipped out of the proper position; and when so placed (after the cofiin has been deposited) the crevice can be readily closed with cement so as to render it impervious to air or moisture, making the body and lid solid and compact. Rings or loops b b of iron may be attached to the cover through which ropes may be run for the purpose of lowering it into its position after the coi'lin has been deposited in the case.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The within-described coiiin-receptacle composed of the body A, molded or otherwise made in one piece, of cement and sand, and provided with a set-off, a, entirelyT around its upper edge into which is tted the lid B, which rests on the interior shoulder thus formed, all substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 18th day of August,

JAMES H. SHIELDS.

Witnesses:

J. L. BEELER, T. F. MOGARTHY. (39) 

